NUS Fintech Month

2022

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Sponsors
ByBit
Ripple
Stellar
Organisers
NUS FTS
NUS FTL

ABOUT FINTECH MONTH

NUS Fintech Month constitutes a series of workshops and panel discussions designed to give university and polytechnic students an insight into the world of Fintech. The workshops range from beginner to advance levels, allowing everyone to participate regardless of background.

Additionally, there will be a hackathon where a real-world problem will be tackled using Fintech, thus demonstrating the usefulness of this technology in a real world context. We are anticipating rapid sign ups, with more than 300 students participating, so be sure to register early with your team of 2 - 5 to ensure your slot is reserved!

HACKATHON

About

The theme for this upcoming hackathon is all about "Next-Generation Decentralized Applications", such as DeFi, wallets, cross-chain applications, or even introducing decentralized technologies to different industries

Objective

Promote the development of the world's blockchain. Explore and push ideas to their fullest potential, and may the best team win!

Who can join?

All students from tertiary education institutes around the world are welcome to sign up for the hackathon. You don't necessarily have to be from NUS!

Why join us?

You will have the opportunity to work on real-world challenges, gain invaluable exposure to the Fintech industry and work closely with your team in the spirit of creativity and learning.

*Click to indicate your interest in joining the hackathon and be notified when official registration begins

PRIZES

Hackathon Prizes

Stand a chance to win highly attractive cash prizes!

prizes

$15000

1st Prize

$10000

2nd Prize

$5000

3rd Prize

OTHER PRIZES

Most Creative

$2500

Best Business Case

$2500

Easy Domain Application

$2500

Public Favourite

$2500

Judges Award

$2500

Applicable for Bybit

$2500

BitDAO-Worthy

$2500

Best Code Design

$2500

WORKSHOPS

Acquire your knowledge from experienced speakers in the industry.

Enrol now to earn your verifiable certificates of participation!

*Attendance would be taken during the workshops

Gavin Chia

Gavin Chia

Managing Director

Futu Singapore

Amanda Ong

Amanda Ong

Country Manager of Singapore, Head of PR

StashAway

John Gu

John Gu

Founder & CEO

AlphaLab Capital

Tomas Molin

Tomas Molin

Manager of Messari Governor

Messari

Ernest Tay

Ernest Tay

Head of sales

Spenmo

David Wang

David Wang

CEO & Founder

Helicap

Gene Tan

Gene Tan

Director of Investments

Octava Pte Ltd

Oscar Lee

Oscar Lee

Chief Investment Officer

Platus Mazu

Arthur Cheong

Arthur Cheong

Chief Investment Officer

DeFiance Capital

Joe McKenzie

Joe McKenzie

Community Manager

Index Coop

WORKSHOP DETAILS

  • Participants will earn a verifiable certificate of participation when participating in each workshop.
  • Attendance will be taken during the workshops. A full attendance is required in order to receive the certificates.
Introductory Workshops
Natural Language Processing in Fintech
Natural Language Processing in Fintech

Speakers:

TBC

Date:

05 Jan 2022

Time:

1100-1200

Location:

Zoom

Model Interpretability in Risk Analytics
Model Interpretability in Risk Analytics

Speakers:

TBC

Date:

06 Jan 2022

Time:

1100-1200

Location:

Zoom

Intro to Blockchain
Intro to Blockchain

Speakers:

TBC

Date:

07 Jan 2022

Time:

1100-1200

Location:

Zoom

Web2 to Web3 : The new Internet
Web2 to Web3 : The new Internet

Speakers:

TBC

Date:

08 Jan 2022

Time:

1100-1200

Location:

Zoom

Industry Workshops
FinTech for Personal Finance
FinTech for Personal Finance

Speakers:

Gavin Chia (Futu Singapore)

Amanda Ong (Stashaway)

Deepak Khanna (Revolut)

Igneus Terrenus (ByBit)

Date:

10 Jan 2022

Time:

2000-2130

Location:

TBC

Stocks vs Crypto
Stocks vs Crypto

Speakers:

Jason Liew (ByBit)

Date:

11 Jan 2022

Time:

1600-1700

Location:

Zoom

Getting started with Stellar
Getting started with Stellar

Speakers:

Anke Liu (Stellar)

Tyler van der Hoeven (Stellar)

Date:

11 Jan 2022

Time:

2000-2100

Location:

Zoom

How Revolut makes foreign exchange faster and cheaper than traditional money changers?
How Revolut makes foreign exchange faster and cheaper than traditional money changers?

Speakers:

Arjun Khanna (Revolut)

Date:

12 Jan 2022

Time:

1600-1700

Location:

Zoom

Token Market Making by AlphaLab Capital
Token Market Making by AlphaLab Capital

Speakers:

John Gu (AlphaLab Capital)

Date:

12 Jan 2022

Time:

2000-2100

Location:

Zoom

Navigating the Multi-Chain Landscape
Navigating the Multi-Chain Landscape

Speakers:

Sam Wong (OIO Singapore)

Date:

13 Jan 2022

Time:

1600-1700

Location:

Zoom

Careers in Fintech (General)
Careers in Fintech (General)

Speakers:

Ernest Teh Jia En (Spenmo)

David Z Wang (Helicap)

TBC (Shopee)

Date:

14 Jan 2022

Time:

TBC

Location:

Shaw Foundation Alumni House

Careers in Crypto
Careers in Crypto

Speakers:

Arthur Cheong (DeFiance Capital)

Gene Yan (Octava)

Joe Mckenzie (Index Coop)

Tomas Molin (Messari)

Date:

14 Jan 2022

Time:

2000-2130

Location:

UTown Auditorium 2

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Answer: All students from tertiary education institutes around the world are welcome to sign up for the hackathon. You don’t necessarily have to be from NUS!

Answer: The team should consist of 4-5 members. Team members need not be from the same school. Please appoint a team leader to be the main point of contact.

Answer: Sign-up links will be made available when registration opens. You may retrieve the links from our social media (Instagram, Telegram, LinkedIn). For overseas students, the links will be disseminated to their faculty who will then assist in disseminating the sign up links to them.

Each team should only sign up once. Please appoint a team leader and fill up all team members’ particulars as stated in the form.

In case of any changes, do email our team at nusfintech.ops@gmail.com.

Answer: There are a total of 2 rounds.

In the first round, the top 6 teams will be selected from the 1st round of the hackathon and invited to attend our closing ceremony. They will be pitching their prototypes to a panel of distinguished judges who are made up of industry experts and professors to compete for the top prizes. For overseas teams, this presentation will be done virtually over zoom.

Answer: The first round will be conducted remotely for all participants.

However, the final round will be conducted physically in NUS for the top 6 teams. Overseas finalists will present Live through Zoom. For the teams that did not make it to the final round, we will be conducting a Live Stream event via Zoom.

Answer: Please prepare both a 10-page pitch deck and submission will be done via google forms.

Answer: Please submit the 10-page pitch deck via google forms on the 17 January by 2359 (First round) and 28 January (Finalist teams) by 2359. Please remember to enable sharing with nusfintech.ops@gmail.com or allow anyone on the internet to access the link.

Answer: TBC

Answer: Please email our team at nusfintech.ops@gmail.com

Answer: Sign-up links will be made available when registration opens. You may retrieve the links from our social media (Instagram, Telegram, LinkedIn).

There will be 2 separate forms, one for internal workshops and another for external workshops. Under each form, please indicate all the sessions that you are keen on attending. Due to limited slots, we would like everyone to fully commit to the sessions that they have signed up for. Hence, if you fail to attend any 2 sessions that you have signed up for, you will be barred from attending future sessions and your slot will be given to the others.

Please sign up individually and only submit each of the forms once.

Overseas participants are welcome to join the workshops and symposiums. Sign up links will be disseminated to their various faculty who will then assist in sending these links to their students.

Answer: Yes, both the internal and external workshops will be conducted virtually via Zoom.

Answer: No. The workshops are meant to better equip all participants, regardless of their background, for the hackathon. If you do not require any additional help/guidance, you need not sign up for the workshops.

Answer: Yes, you may still sign up for the workshops.

Answer: There is no limit to the maximum number of workshops you can sign up for.

Answer: No, in view of COVID-19 restrictions, only the finalist teams based in Singapore will be invited down to the venue. For overseas finalists, they will be presenting via Zoom. However, a Live Stream event will be made available to the rest of the participants.

Answer: No, but you are highly encouraged to join us for an exciting lineup of pitches made by our finalist teams to a panel of external judges!

CREDITS

Sponsors
ByBit
Ripple
Stellar
Organisers
NUS FTS
NUS FTL
Partners
AlphaLab Capital
DeFiance Capital
Futu Singapore
Helicap
Index Coop
Messari
Octava
Platus Mazu
Spenmo
Stashaway
Shopee

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this event, or would like to work with us in the future?

Feel free to reach out to us at

nusfintech.ops@gmail.com